Taxonomy of Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva]
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
| 84
1908
17158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing | 64
1693
15696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
| 13
767
6420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 5
595
5725 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Myrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions | 422
4524 | Genera
Species |
Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 | Subfamily | Acanthaclisinae
Navas, 1912
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Brachynemurinae
Banks, 1927
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Dendroleontinae
Banks, 1899
| 3
4 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Dimarinae
Navas, 1914
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Echthromyrmicinae
Markl, 1954
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Glenurinae
Banks, 1927
| 7
50 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Myrmecaelurinae
Esben-Petersen, 1918
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Myrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
| 190
3264 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Nemoleontinae
Banks, 1911
| 9
21 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Palparinae
Banks, 1912
| 23
419 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Pseudimarinae
Markl, 1954
| 0
0 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Stilbopteryginae
Weele, 1908
| 2
13 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Acanthaclysis
Zahradka, 1904 ⇒ Acanthaclisis
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Acanthoclisis
Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Acanthaclisis
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Acantoplectron
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Adeloplectron
Esben-Petersen, 1923 ⇒ Froggattisca
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Afroclimacius
Navás, 1930
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Alloclisis
Yang, 2002
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Alloformicaleon
Esben-Petersen, 1915 ⇒ Escura
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Allogama
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Amazoleon
Banks, 1913
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Annulares
Mansell, 2004
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Antilloleon
Banks, 1943
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Aplectrocnemus
A. Costa in O. Costa, 1855
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Aspoeckina
Holzel, 1972
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Avia
Navas, 1912
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Azesia
Lefèbvre, 1842 ⇒ Stilbopteryx
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Balaga
Navás, 1912
| 6 | Species | | Genus | Banatoleon
Kis, 1964
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Barceus
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Barreja
Navás, 1915
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Belelion
Auber, 1955
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Belen
Navas, 1921
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Belluga
Navas, 1920
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Bleyeria ♰
Martins-Neto, 1992
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Blittersdorffia ♰
Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Bofia
Navás, 1915
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Bollenga
Navas, 1932
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Borbon
Navas, 1914
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Bridarollus
Navás, 1933
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Burmaneura
Huang & al., 2016
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Caldasia ♰
Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Calinemurus
Banks, 1899
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Campestretus
Navas, 1933
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Carreo
Navás, 1926
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Cataleon
Navas, 1933 ⇒ Xantholeon
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Chiloleon
Navas, 1934 ⇒ Sical
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Choromyrmeleon ♰
Ren & Guo, 1996
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Clotus
Navás, 1922
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Colinus
Navas, 1925
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Comptesa
Navás, 1915
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Comptessa
Navas, 1915
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Cordeses
Navás, 1914
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Correa
Fauvel, 1878 ⇒ Aleochara (Aleochara)
Australian fuschia | 2 | Species | | Genus | Cortesius
Navas, 1924
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Cratoalloneura ♰
Martins-Neto, 1992
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Cratoneura ♰
Martins-Neto, 1992
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Cratonympha
Martins-Neto & Caldas, 1990
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Creatoleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Cryptoleon
Banks, 1901
| 7 | Species | | Genus | Curriomyia
Banks, 1939
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Cymothalis
van der Weele, 1904
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Dallus
Navás, 1932
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Dejunaleon
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Dicholeon
Navas, 1920 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Dobla
Navas, 1926
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Dominikon
Dobosz, Krivokhatsky & Ã�brahám, 2022
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Eidoleon
Esben-Petersen, 1918 ⇒ Distoleon
| 7 | Species | | Genus | Enza
Navás, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Eoleon
Navás, 1921
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Epignopholeon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Euptilum
Agassiz, 1846
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Feina
Navas, 1931
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Fissuleon
Machado, 2020
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Folla
Navas, 1925
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Formicaleon
Banks, 1911 ⇒ Distoleon
| 56 | Species | | Genus | Formicileo
Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Euroleon
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Fourmilion
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Foya
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Furga
Navás, 1930
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Furgus
Navás, 1921
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Gandulus
Navas, 1912
| 11 | Species | | Genus | Ganussa
Navás, 1912
| 6 | Species | | Genus | Gibrella
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Glenopsis
Banks, 1913
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Grapa
Navás, 1932
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Griala
Navás, 1914
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Grocus
Navas, 1925 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 22 | Species | | Genus | Grypoplectron
Esben-Petersen, 1928
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Guipa
Navas, 1927 ⇒ Austroleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Gyroplectron
Stange & Miller, 1985 Miller, 1985
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Hebris
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Hermes
Montfort, 1810
| 32 | Species | | Genus | Hesperoleon
Banks, 1913
| 50 | Species | | Genus | Heteroleon
Esben-Petersen, 1918 ⇒ Bandidus
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Hyloleon
Navás, 1929
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Hypsoleon
Navás, 1936
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Joergenia
Esben-Petersen, 1932
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Klapalekus
Navás, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Krika ♰
Martins-Neto, 1992
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Lacroixia
Navás, 1924
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Ladrus
Navás, 1929
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Latileon
Machado, 2020
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Ledoscius
Hagen, 1866
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Leptoleon
Esben-Petersen, 1918 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Liaoximyia ♰
Hong, 1988
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Licura
Navas, 1918 ⇒ Lemolemus
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Loveus
Navás, 1920
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Lybekius
Navás, 1934
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Madagascarleon
Fraser, 1951
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Maldonatus
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Maracauda
Banks, 1901
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Mastega
Navas, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Mauroleo
Navás, 1920
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Meconemurus
Navás, 1935
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Megagonoleon
Machado, 2020
| 22 | Species | | Genus | Mestrena
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Micronemurus
Navás, 1926
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Mimoleon
Banks, 1913
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Minyleon
Machado, 2020
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Mirmileo
Radermacher, 1779 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Mironus
Navás, 1913
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Mizoleon
Navas, 1936
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Mjöbergia
Esben-Petersen, 1918 ⇒ Mjobergia
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Mjoebergia
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Moreyus
Navas, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Morter
Navas, 1915 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 26 | Species | | Genus | Mossa
Navas, 1911
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Moza
Navas, 1912
| 7 | Species | | Genus | Myrmecoleon
Berthold, 1827 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 41 | Species | | Genus | Myrmekoleon
Gistel, 1848 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Myrmeleo
Pallas, 1771 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 19 | Species | | Genus | Myrmeleodes
Navás, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Myrmeleonellus
Esben-Petersen, 1918 ⇒ Myrmeleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Myrmelon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Myrmenemurus
Navás, 1926
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Mystroleon
Banks, 1924
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nadal
Navas, 1913
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Naldanus
Navás, 1921
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Nanoleon
Hu, Lu & Liu, 2019
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nasma
Navás, 1930
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Neboda
Navás, 1911
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nechodetus
Navás, 1926
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nefta
Navás, 1930
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Neglurus
Navas, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nehornius
Navas, 1925 ⇒ Myrmeleon (Nehornius)
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Nelees
Navas, 1911 ⇒ Hagenomyia
| 82 | Species | | Genus | Neleoma
Navas, 1914
| 12 | Species | | Genus | Neleon
Navás, 1915
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Nelneja
Navás, 1936
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nelus
Navás, 1929
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nemeyus
Navás, 1934
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nemotolus
Banks, 1943
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nemurius
Navás, 1936
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Neoclisis
Navás, 1914
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Neoplectron
Navas, 1914 ⇒ Protoplectron
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Neriga
Navás, 1926
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Neseurus
Navas, 1916
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Neteta
Navas, 1934 ⇒ Sical
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Netoneurus
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Netroneurus
Banks, 1927
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Neurocolinus
Navás, 1930
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Neusmia
Navás, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nezuela
Navás, 1934
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nilcoya
Navas, 1915 ⇒ Neulatus
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nima
Navas, 1935
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Nisteus
Navás, 1914
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Nobra
Navás, 1915
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Nocaldria
Navás, 1917
| 5 | Species | | Genus | Nora
de Nicéville, 1893 ⇒ Euthalia
| 6 | Species | | Genus | Notioleon
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Noues
Navás, 1920
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Novulga
Navas, 1925
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Oligoleon
Esben-Petersen, 1931
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Onclus
Navás, 1912
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Oroleon
Nav...s, 1927
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Pachyleon ♰
Stange, 1970 ⇒ Dimarella (Pachyleon)
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Pamema
Navás, 1913
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Pignatellus
Navás, 1914
| 12 | Species | | Genus | Plater
Navás, 1919
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Polancus
Navás, 1914
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Pristinofossor
Badano & Engel, 2018
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Pseudonymphes ♰
Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989
| 4 | Species | | Genus | Pseudoplectron
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Pteroleon
Navás, 1932
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Puren
Navas, 1911
| 6 | Species | | Genus | Rotanton
Navás, 1899
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Salvaza
Navás, 1917
| 3 | Species | | Genus | Sartous
Navás, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Segura
Navas, 1914
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Sogra
Navás, 1911
| 45 | Species | | Genus | Sograssa
Navás, 1924
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Sosa
Navas, 1914
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Stenoclisis
Navás, 1932
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Sukatshevabaga
Tian & Zhang, 2023
| 0 | Species | | Genus | Tafanerus
Navás, 1921
| 2 | Species | | Genus | Tahulus
Navas, 1912 ⇒ Pseudoformicaleo
| 7 | Species | | Genus | Teula
Navás, 1930
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Uroleon
Brauer, 1901
| 1 | Species | | Genus | Xiaoleon
Lu & Liu, 2022
| 1 | Species |
Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Myrmeleontidae | German | Ameisenjungfern, Ameisenlöwen | | English | Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva] | | Dutch | Mierenleeuwen | | Danish | Myreløver | | Swedish | Myrlejonsländor | | Finnish | Muurahaiskorennot | | Spanish | Hormigas leon |
Distribution and Species lists of Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802
Distribution on islands
Found in fossile formations
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